Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Executive Associate Director Katie Turnbull participated in a Special Forum on Women in Transportation sponsored by the White House Office of Public Engagement and the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) on April 4, 2013. Turnbull was one of approximately 60 women leaders from industry, public agencies, professional organizations, universities […]
Turnbull Participates in White House Special Forum on Women in Transportation
As Distracted Driving Becomes an Increasing Threat on Texas Roadways, TxDOT Ramps Up Public Education
Talk. Text. Crash. campaign launches statewide It happens every day. You get a text or a phone call and you feel the need to respond immediately, even when you’re driving. But what you may not know is a simple text or call can cost you your life or someone else’s. “Distracted driving is unacceptable, and […]
Taking Research Further with the Driving Simulator
At the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), researchers have the ability to take transportation studies even further using the Institute’s driving simulator. TTI’s portable desktop driving simulator is housed in the Center for Transportation Safety (CTS). The Realtime Technologies, Inc. system uses SimCreator, software that allows researchers to test real-world roadway scenarios. Most simulators (including […]
Briefs Summarize Active Transportation and Demand Management Process
Ask any transportation professional or decision maker from an urban area what the number one challenge is, and the answer you’ll likely get is congestion. Though the problem is nothing new, the approaches to solving it are evolving. One approach that is gaining in popularity throughout the country is active transportation and demand management (ATDM). […]
Using Social Media to Tell the TTI Story
Two years ago, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) made a major leap into social media to extend the Institute’s reach in telling our story. Communications Specialist Michelle Hoelscher was asked to lead the effort to establish a social media presence for TTI. In 2011, she created a TTI Facebook page and a Twitter account […]
TTI Transportation Planners Find New Ways to Conduct Travel Surveys
Using new methods for obtaining traveler information, researchers with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) are using technology in new ways to conduct an external travel survey for Omaha, Nebraska, and neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa. The survey will take place this spring. Instead of relying on traditional, more intrusive methods to obtain traveler information that […]
Upcoming Symposium Explores: Are Mileage-Based User Fees the Right Tool for the Job?
If mileage-based user fees (MBUFs) become an accepted way to pay for transportation projects, technology will play a major role in implementing them. But, which technology will be used? Does current technology offer the best solution for collecting data and funds? On April 24, the 2013 National Symposium on Mileage-Based User Fees: A Technology Workshop […]
TTI Student Competes in Energy Innovation Challenge
TTI Graduate Student James Robertson and his two teammates will split a $5,000 educational scholarship for their participation in the 2nd Biennial Texas Energy Innovation Challenge. The Texas A&M University team competed against teams from The University of Texas and Texas Tech University. Their challenge: how to get power to all Texans, especially those living […]
TTI Staff External Awards and Committees
TTI researchers and staff contribute to the growth of the transportation profession by participating in, and leading, numerous local, state and national organizations. Many have recently won significant professional awards and hold elected offices or committee appointments in a variety of professional organizations. For example, more than 80 TTI researchers lead or serve on one […]
Travel Surveys: Moving from Tradition to Practical Innovation
The Southwest Region University Transportation Center (SWUTC) Household Travel Survey Symposium: From Tradition to Innovation was held in Dallas Nov. 8 and 9 and attended by more than 70 travel survey professionals from across the United States. Attendees represented an almost equal mix of agency, consultant and academic researchers. The symposium started with a poster […]
TTI Partners With Texas Lyceum For Upcoming Texas Infrastructure Conference
The Texas Lyceum’s 27th public conference will be held on Friday, April 12, at the downtown Austin Hilton. The theme of this year’s conference is Texas Infrastructure: Building the Future. The conference will address many of the critical issues and questions facing our decision makers such as: More than 37 million people are projected to […]
DDACTS Becoming the New Crime and Crash-Fighting Tool for Law Enforcement
Are traffic crashes and crime related? Well, it turns out they often are. Find an area of town that has an abundance of crashes and traffic violations and chances are pretty good that the crime rate is high there too. So, law enforcement agencies have found that providing a high police presence in areas with […]
TRB Poster Session Highlights I-35 Model Outreach Effort
It’s common, even required at stages, to engage the public during the planning and development of a transportation project. But to continue that effort throughout the construction phase is rare. TxDOT’s I-35 Mobility Initiative lets motorists and business owners along the interstate know what improvements are coming, what the impacts will be during construction, and […]
As Traffic Jams Worsen, Commuters Allowing Extra Time for Urgent Trips
As traffic congestion continues to worsen, the time required for a given trip becomes more unpredictable, and researchers now have a way to measure that degree of unreliability, introduced for the first time as part of the annual Urban Mobility Report (UMR), published by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). The Planning Time Index (PTI), […]
Carlson Featured in Traffic Technology International
Texas A&M Transportation Institute Research Engineer Paul Carlson was recently featured in the January issue of Traffic Technology International. The article is related to senior drivers and has a section on visibility, which Carlson is noted throughout the country for his research. Carlson is the division head for the Operations and Design Division and also leads TTI’s Visibility […]
TTI Wins Multiple Outstanding Paper Awards at TRB
Several employees have received Outstanding Paper Awards at this year’s Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, held in Washington, D.C., Jan. 13-17. Lead authors Stacey Bricka, Nauman Sheikh and Adam Pike were the respective winners of the Charley V. Wootan, K.B. Woods and Young Professional awards. Established in 2004, the Charley V. Wootan Award is […]
USAA, TTI Begin Extensive Distracted Driving Study
The United Services Automobile Association (USAA) has contracted with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) to conduct an extensive study on the use of cell phones by Texas drivers, and distracted driving in general. The effort is the first involving TTI and USAA, one of the nation’s most respected insurance companies offering insurance protection and financial […]
From Our Friends at TxDOT: Know When to Pass this Super Bowl Sunday
Calling all TTI Young Professionals in the Houston/BCS Area-Join YPT!
Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT) provides professional development, fellowship, and networking opportunities for young transportation professionals. Founded by several ambitious young transportation engineers, planners, and public policy professionals in the Washington, D.C. area, there’s now an established chapter in most major cities in the U.S. YPT partners with the Institute of Transportation Engineers, the American […]